The destruction of the Plains Indians' way of life, 1876-95

IMPORTANT: Many of these activities refer to the textbook “Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History, The American West, c1835-c1895” (editor Leonard A. and published by Pearson) ISBN 9781292127309 ad will not be usable without a copy of this text.

This Edexcel 9-1 GCSE unit covers around 3-4 lessons depending upon your class and their overall ability/work rate.

Aims and Objectives:

Specification area: The destruction of the Plains Indians’ way of life, 1876-95

• To understand the hunting and extermination of the buffalo.
• To understand the Plains Indians’ life on the reservation.
• To understand the significance of changing government attitudes to the Plains Indians, including the Dawes Act 1887 and the closure of the Indian Frontier.

The Power Point leads students through all activities with accompanying resources. It also provides feedback/answers at intervals. Activities include inference work, time line creation, summary note-taking, diary extract of a Plains Indian child in a government boarding school, analysis of success v. failure of Dawes Act, Section A explanation 16 mark question with advice.